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Broken Ankle, Knee Replacement Done, Sore , Ankle Swells If I Walk. Any Help?

hrllo I broke my right ankle 15 months ago then 18 months ago I had a total knee replacement.for the past few months my right ankle is very sore constantly and when I walk for maybe 30 minutes my ankle around the outer bone swells a lot I would appreciate any help I could get thank you kindly my email is YYYY@YYYY thanks
Fri, 25 Oct 2013
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Hi, thank you for your question.

The ankle pain might be due to pay traumatic arthritis in the ankle as well.
I will recommend having x-ray of the ankle in standing position to look for arthritis.

Kind regards
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Broken Ankle, Knee Replacement Done, Sore , Ankle Swells If I Walk. Any Help?

Hi, thank you for your question. The ankle pain might be due to pay traumatic arthritis in the ankle as well. I will recommend having x-ray of the ankle in standing position to look for arthritis. Kind regards